The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the Bengal government’s objection to the maintainability of the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) plea over alleged obstruction by chief minister Mamata Banerjee during a raid, saying no entity can be left remediless under the Constitution. Tomorrow, another chief minister or state authority can obstruct their work,” he said. The ED has sought registration of an FIR against Mamata and police officials who allegedly obstructed its raid. On January 15, the Supreme Court called the alleged obstruction by the chief minister “very serious” and agreed to examine if state law-enforcing agencies can interfere with any central agency’s investigation. According to the ED, Mamata entered key raid locations and took away “key evidence,” including documents and electronic devices, interrupting the investigation.

Source: The Telegraph March 19, 2026 00:17 UTC